Good food for sleep aid: eat sunflower seeds instead of counting sheep

Eating melon seeds in your spare time is no longer just for killing time or grinding your teeth! As modern people's health concepts improve and their quality of life improves, eating snacks correctly can also bring unexpected health benefits. Among many snacks, nuts are a healthy choice, especially for people who suffer from insomnia. It is a good idea to moderately supplement with foods rich in tryptophan. Among them, the more representative foods are nuts, including sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc., which are all good sleep aids.

There are more than 2 million people suffering from insomnia in Taiwan. Eating foods rich in tryptophan can help you sleep.

There are more than 2 million insomniacs in Taiwan, causing trouble in their lives. Why is it necessary to moderately supplement tryptophan to help with sleep? Tryptophan is a natural amino acid and is also the raw material for the brain to produce serotonin. The function of serotonin is to slow down nerve activity, make people relax and induce sleepiness. Foods rich in tryptophan include dairy products, eggs, and nuts, represented by sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, and pumpkin seeds.

Eating nuts and seeds in moderation can supplement tryptophan and help you sleep

Take sunflower seeds as an example. They can be said to be the best among nuts. In addition to being rich in tryptophan, they are also rich in B vitamins. B vitamins can calm the nerves, and tryptophan combined with B vitamins can also have a sleep-inducing effect. It is also rich in other nutrients. Eating a handful of sunflower seeds every day can meet the body's daily requirement of vitamin E.

The main vitamin E is an excellent antioxidant that helps maintain normal nerve and muscle tissue and increases blood circulation. In addition, sunflower seeds also contain protein, fat, multiple vitamins and minerals. Among them, linoleic acid helps to keep the skin tender and prevent skin dryness and pigmentation.

Although nut snacks have attracted everyone's attention, how to eat them safely, healthily and without burden is what the public cares more about. According to the 2014 Taiwan Snack Food Consumption Behavior and Lifestyle Survey (ITIS), consumers pay more attention to health factors than delicious factors, and when choosing snack foods, they will pay special attention to the conditions of "low calories, natural ingredients, low salt, no artificial additives, and low fat."

Sunflower seeds are rich in tryptophan and B vitamins, and are recognized as a good sleep aid.

High-quality sunflower seeds depend on the origin, soil, water and sunshine.

To meet the above conditions, we must first look at the origin. If sunflower seeds from sunflower seeds are to meet high-quality conditions, in addition to considering the latitude suitable for planting, ambient temperature, sunshine hours, soil fertility, we must also consider whether there is sufficient water source, and whether there is industrial pollution, pesticide application, etc.

Currently, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, located at 43 degrees north latitude, has a large number of sunflower fields. The annual sunshine is as high as 2,658 hours, and the frost-free period is 130 days. Because it is located in the temperate semi-arid continental monsoon climate zone and has sufficient water resources, its annual sunflower seed production is among the best in the country. In addition, the sunflower seeds produced are fuller and larger than those in general areas, which has become a major feature.

In order to comply with the health principles of zero pollution and zero additives, green planting is adopted throughout the planting process, no pesticides are used, and industrial pollution is avoided. In the production process, emphasis is placed on no additives and no preservatives to ensure food safety.

【Health Tips】:

Although eating sunflower seeds is good for your health, you still need to be careful about the amount you consume. According to the recommendations of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, it is advisable for each person to consume 170 sunflower seeds per day. In addition, because sunflower seeds are rich in oil, it is best to reduce a certain amount of fat intake while taking them to maintain the balance of total calories and avoid obesity.